Cummings, Gabriel Marion - 35th Tennessee Infantry

Gabriel Marion CummingsGABRIEL MARION CUMMINGS
35th TENNESSEE INFANTRY
CSA

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Born: 10 January 1834 in Van Buren County, Tennessee
Died: 25 November 1903 in Van Buren County, Tennessee
Buried: Cummingsville Cemetery, Van Buren County, Tennessee
Parents: William Burrell and Martha Ann (Denney) Cummings

Married: Martha Lenora Morgan on 19 May 1860 in Van Buren County, Tennessee
Born: 18 May 1841 in Polk County, Georgia
Died: 9 February 1935 in Polk County, Georgia
Buried: Rose Hill Cemetery, Polk County, Georgia
Parents: Joseph Dossett and Mary Ann (Payne) Morgan

Children:

  1. Gabriel Francis Marion Cummings
  2. Martha E. Cummings
  3. William B. C. Cummings
  4. Joseph Denny Morgan Cummings
  5. Minnie M. P. Cummings
  6. John L. B. Cummings
  7. Charlie V. H. Cummings
  8. Lee B. Cummings
  9. Eatin Cummings

RELATIVES WHO SERVED

  • Brother: Joseph Denny Cummings- 35th Tennessee Infantry Regiment
  • Brother: John L. Cummings - 35th Tennessee Infantry Regiment
  • Brother-in-law: Ransom Frazier - 25th Tennessee Infantry Regiment

MILITARY INFORMATION

16th Tennessee Infantry Regiment
Company I

ABSTRACT:

  • Entered military as Sergeant and left as a Sergeant
  • Enlisted 20 May 1861 at Camp Harris
  • Jul & Aug 1861: Present
  • Transferred to Hill's Regiment on 1 May 1862, Company C?
  • Age: 26
  • Transferred to 35th Tennessee Infantry Regiment

35th Tennessee Infantry Regiment
Company C

ABSTRACT:

  • Entered military as Captain and left as Captain
  • Enlisted 20 May 1861 at Camp Harris
  • Elected as Captain 8 May 1862
  • Took Command 15 May 1862
  • Sep & Oct 1862: Absent without Leave
  • Jan - Apr 1863: Present
  • Age: 39 years old
  • Transferred from Company I 16th Tennessee Infantry on 1 May 1862
  • Jul - Oct 1863: Present
  • 23 Dec 1863: Absent without leave
  • Jan - Apr 1864: Present
  • 9 Sep 1864: Officer of Train on Train Guard Duty

PENSION APPLICATION ABSTRACT

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ABSTRACT:

  • Filed: 27 May 1901
  • Rejected
  • Residence: Monterey, Putnam County, Tennessee
  • Member: 35th Tennessee Infantry, Company C
  • Born: White County (now Van Buren County) in 1834
  • Enlisted: 20 May 1861 in 16th Tennessee Infantry
  • Transferred to 35th Tennessee Infantry Regiment about 25 Apr 1862
  • Wife is 60 years old
  • 1 son and 1 daughter
  • Attest: J. D. Cummings & D. Shockley

Supporting Documents:

  • J. C. Morgan, MD (?) - Physical Exam
  • J. D. Cummings (28 Jul 1903) - Support of J. C. Morgan

WIDOW'S PENSION APPLICATION

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ABSTRACT

  • Martha L. Cummings
  • Accepted
  • Filed: 25 September 1908
  • Died: 9 February 1935
  • Born: Georgia
  • Maiden Name: Martha L. Morgan
  • Husband Born: Van Buren County, Tennessee in 1834
  • Married: 20 May 1861 in Van Buren County, Tennessee
  • Husband Died: 20 November 1903 in White County, Tennessee
  • Witnesses: J. D. Cummings and J. C. Morgan
  • Marriage Certificate Included

CENSUS DATA

  • 1850 Census: Van Buren County, TN, Page 373
  • 1860 Census: Van Buren County, TN, Page 1
  • 1870 Census: Polk County, GA, Page 250
  • 1880 Census: Van Buren County, TN, Page 261A
  • 1900 Census: Van Buren County, TN, Page 15B (Listed as Marion Cummings)

OBITUARY

  • The Cookeville Press
    3 December 1903
    Page 5
    Gen. Marion Cummings - SPARTA, Tenn., Nov. 27 -- Capt. Marion Cummings, an ex-Confederate soldier, died yesterday near here. He was one of White County's best citizens. J. D. Cummings, of Chattanooga. Dr. Cummings, of Rookmart, Ga., and W. B. Cummings, of Monterey, are his sons, and Hon. M. A. Cummings, of Knoxville, is his brother.

ADDITIONAL DATA

  • Death Certificate: Polk County, GA (1935) - #4716 - Martha L. Cummings
  • TN Confederate Widows Application: #2089 Martha L. Cummings

 

 

Gabriel Marion Cummings

Gabriel Marion and Martha (Morgan) Cummings

 

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